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A PlugIn package that handles ESRI shape files.  This package uses the
shape file (.shp), the index file (.shx) and the data attributes file
(.dbf) file. This package can also create out shape data files.
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The EsriPlugIn has an interactive palette that displays the contents
of the database file, and highlights graphics on the map when
selections are made.  Likewise, when the map is in Gestures mode,
clicking on a map object will highlight an entry in the database
table.
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The EsriLayer, ExampleApplet and ExampleApplication demonstrate the
different capabilities of the package contents.  The
ExampleApplication is an example of adding graphics to a shape file
and how to use the components to create a shape file.  The Tester
object is another, more comprehensive example of using the interactive
capabilites of the components to create shape, index and database files.
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For more information about the shape file format, check out <a
href="http://www.esri.com/library/whitepapers/pdfs/shapefile.pdf">ESRI's
Shapefile specification</a>.

Thanks to Doug Van Auken for this great submission.

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